Wagon-gate.



No. 781,570. PATENTED JAN. 31, 1905.

' W. G. STROH.

WAGON GATE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 7. 1904.

UNITED, STATES Patented January 31, 1905.

WILLIAM G. STROH, OF HUME, ILLINOIS.

WAGON-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,570, dated January31, 1905.v

Application filed June '7, 1904:. Serial No. 211,494.

To rtZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM G. STRoH, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Hume, in the county of Edgar and State of Illinois,have made a certain new and useful Invention in Wagon-Gates; and Ideclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which itappertainsto make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side viewof the same The invention relates to the end-gates of wagons; and itconsists in the novel construction and combinations of parts, ashereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, the letter adesignates the side wall of a wagon, which is provided near its rear endwith an upper pin 9 and with a lower pin /L below said upper pin. Thesepins may be provided with antifriction-sleeves, and the upper pin shouldbe threaded to receive a holding-nut in its end. The opposite side ofthe wagon is provided with similar pins in like position. A hook p isconnected to each upper pin 9. The end-gate Z) of the wagonis providedwith the side pieces or checks In, which are placed at the properdistance from each other to pass outside the side walls of the wagon andembrace the same. These sides or cheeks Z': are rigidly attached to thebackboard of the gate and extend at right angles thereto. At their lowerends each check is formed with an open-end slot at between the part s,of the same length as the main board and the longer part L in frontthereof. The latter part 25 extends, when the gate is in closedposition, below the bottom of the wagon, its extended portion o servingas a bearing on the pin hwhen the gate is let down to horizontalposition to serve as a bridge or scoop. The breadth of the part .9 isequal to the depth of the slot m, so that when the gate is in horizontalposition the end of the main board will abut against the end of thewagon-bottom.

Plates carrying lateral pivot-pins f are seof the wagon-body.

cured to the bottom of the gate, and plates also carrying lateral pins 6are secured to the upper portion of the gate. Jointed connections (Z areprovided on each side of the end-gate, engaging the upper pins 0 of theend-gate and the pins 9 of the wagon-body. When extended, these jointedarms hold the outer end of the gatein horizontal position, its inner endbeing held by the connections 0 engaging the lower pins f of theend-gate and said pins g On each side of the endgate at its upper partit is provided with a staple 2 for engagement with the hook p of thewagon-body. By removing the nuts from the pins g the entire end-gate,with its connections c and Z, can be taken oil the wagonbody.

To operate the end-gate for ordinary bridge or scoop work, the hooks aredisengaged and the gate is turned down to horizontal position,

bringing its main board level with the bottom 1 of the wagon-body,against which it abuts, the connections 0 and (Z holding it in properposition, with its cheek-bearings 4; extending past the ends of thewagon-box sides in bracing form and engaging the pins h. To operate fordumping, after the gate has been let down as just described it is pulledaway from the wagon-body until the bearings a, pass the end of saidbody. Then the gate is turned up as if to close it,swinging on theconnections 0, and the portions t,bearing with their extended ends 1) asprops against the pins It, hold the gate in oblique position, leaving anopening between the gate and the end of the wagon-bed for dischargingthe contents of the wagon. To close the gate, bring it to the bridge orscoop position and then turn it upward against the edge of thewagon-body and connect the hooks p with the staples of the gate.

The operation is very simple. The disengagement of two hooks permits theend-gate to be lowered to scooping or dumping position without theremoval or attachment of any extra part. If desired, the end-gate may belet down and then turned up on top of the wagon-body out of the way.

Having described the invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

The combination with a Wagon-body having upper and lower lateral pins,of an endgate, the cheeks thereof slotted at their lower ends and havingextended drop-bearings in front of the slots, upper and lower lateralpins, jointed connections in engagement with the upper pins of the gateand upper pins of the Wagon-body, pivot connections in engagement withthe lower pins of the gate and WILLIAM G. STROH.

Witnesses:

CHARLES O. BENEFIEL, ORRIS O. VVILLIAMs.

